Conferences

2023 FAWCO Biennial Conference
March 24-26, 2023 — Bratislava

The 2023 FAWCO Biennial Conference took place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Bratislava, Slovakia, March 24-26, 2023. Hosted by the AWA Vienna with the generous assistance of the IWC Bratislava, 140 Participants, 30 guests and 24 conference volunteers enjoyed a long weekend of business and fun, combining our AGM with fascinating speakers and panelists and informative reports and workshops. Below you will find links to remind yourselves of the event or catch up on what you might have missed.

2022 FAWCO Annual Report

Agenda & Directory

Approved Items

• Amended Bylaws, Article V, Section 2 and Article XIII, Section 2, approved March 23, 2023
• Resolutions & Recommendations 2023-2025 approved March 25, 2023. Presentation or PDF.

Awards

Liz MacNiven (AIWC Cologne) and Suzanne Wheeler (AAWE Paris/FAUSA) were awarded the Caroline Curtis Brown Spirit Award in recognition of service exemplifying the spirit, inspiration and dedication of FAWCO's Founder. Rep Appreciation Awards were given to Mary Adams (AWC The Hague), Bev Bachmayer (AWA Vienna), Anitra Kitts (Munich IWC), and Belen Monasterio (AWC Madrid) in recognition of their outstanding work promoting FAWCO.

Minutes

• Saturday, May 21, 2022 (Final AGM Session 3, 2022 Interim Meeting — Luxembourg)
• Thursday, March 23, 2023, approved March 24, 2023
• Friday, March 24, 2023, approved March 25, 2023
• Saturday, March 25, 2023, approved March 26, 2023

Speaker — Alison Smale

Keynote Speaker Alison Smale is a veteran British journalist with some 40 years’ experience, half of that with The New York Times. She lives in Vienna, where she was also based between 1987 and 1998 as the AP’s (Associated Press) Bureau Chief covering the anticommunist revolutions and the war in former Yugoslavia. After a 20-year career at the New York Times, she did a two-year stint as United Nations Undersecretary General for global communications. She was Chief of Bureau at The New York Times in Berlin from 2013 to 2017, and before that Executive Editor of the International Herald Tribune (IHT) Paris. She is the first and only woman to have held that post. Alison currently is part of Europe’s Futures Program at the IWM (Institute for Human Sciences) in Vienna and is a freelance contributor to The Times.

Sponsors

• Gold Sponsor Janet Darrow Real Estate
• Bronze Sponsor MyExpatTaxes.com
• Target Program Sponsor Launch

 Spotlight on Luxembourg

• Spotlight on Bratislava #1, Agenda & Voting, December 21
• Spotlight on Bratislava #2, January 21
• Spotlight on Bratislava #3, March 2
• Spotlight on Bratislava #4, Pre-conference Reminders March 22 
• Spotlight on Bratislava #5, Minutes from Day 1, March 24
• Spotlight on Bratislava #6, Minutes from Day 2, March 25
• Spotlight on Bratislava #7, Minutes from Day 3, March 26
• Spotlight on Bratislava #8, Post Conference Survey and Notes, March 30

2023-2025 FAWCO's Fifth Target Project Announced — Awesome Blossoms

Awesome Blossoms is the latest evolution of a community-based organization, Safe Spaces, created by Mrs. Peninah Nthenya Musyimi. This project features organic, water-efficient urban farms with 500 gardens in each farm to support girls’ education and empowerment programs and with 75 women in partnership with three primary schools located in the Mathare slum area of Nairobi. Read more about the project on the Target Environment Blog. The FAWCO Foundation announced that even before the project had been selected, FAWCO members had already donated over $26,000. We are also pleased to announce that the Clydette de Groot Foundation has offered a $10,000 matching grant. 

FAWCO Has Joined the State Department Federal Credit Union!

FAWCO has gone through the strict approval process to qualify as a member of the State Department Federal Credit Union. This means that US members and green card holders and their children are now eligible to open US dollar accounts without a US address or mobile phone number.  Please see our website or download our information sheet to share with your club members!

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Part 1 — Focus on the Future

Virtual on Hopin March 4-6, 2022

Part 1 of our 2022 Interim Meeting included a celebratory wrap up for our successful Target Program Health, the launch of our new Target Program Environment and The FAWCO Foundation announcements, including celebrating 50 years of Education Awards and 25 years of Development Grants. We had a limited number of sessions on Sunday, including FAWCO the UN and CSW66, the SDG #TurnitAround FilmFest and the Global Issues Book Discussion on Jane Goodall’s The Book of Hope.

Part 2 — Celebrate FAWCO, Fun and Friendships

Parc Hotel Alvisse, Luxembourg, May 19-21, 2022

Part 2 of our Annual General Meeting took place in Luxembourg, May 19-21, 2022 at the Parc Hotel Alvisse Luxembourg.

The Agenda featured the Club Development Workshops that help inspire you and your Club, as well as providing the opportunity to meet and learn more about our FAWCO Teams and Volunteers at a Face2Face. In addition, The FAWCO Foundation announced the recipients of the 2022 FAWCO Foundation Education Awards and Development Grants. Foundation Night “Celebrate FAWCO, Fun and Friendships” was a real celebration, with music, live and silent auctions and a chance to recharge after too much time in lockdown. 

Special Thanks to our Sponsors

Gold Sponsors:  Janet Darrow Real Estate and London & Capital

Silver Sponsor: The Short List

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2019 FAWCO Biennial Conference

Dalmahoy Hotel, Edinburgh, March 20-24, 2019

Agenda

Annual Report

Edinburgh Edition — Conference Newsletter

• Edinburgh Edition Wednesday March 20, 2019
• Edinburgh Edition Thursday March 21, 2019
• Edinburgh Edition Friday March 22, 2019
• Edinburgh Edition Saturday March 23, 2019
• Edinburgh Edition Sunday March 24, 2019

Minutes

• Edinburgh AGM Session 1 Minutes March 21, 2019
• Edinburgh AGM Session 2 Minutes March 22, 2019
• Edinburgh AGM Session 3 Minutes March 23, 2019
• Edinburgh AGM Session 4 Final Minutes March 24, 2019

Photos

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Resolutions and Recommendations 2019-2021